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Heisman Trophy odds: Is it a two-player race between Alabama's Bryce Young and Ole Miss' Matt Corral?

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Welcome to Before The Snap, For The Win’s college football series where we’ll break down the sport’s trending storylines, examine each week’s biggest matchups and track the College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy races.

This week on Before The Snap, we’re looking at the latest Heisman Trophy odds with Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral in a tie at the top of the list. In the competition that favors quarterbacks — despite recent history with former Alabama wide receiver Devonta Smith winning last year — Young and Corral have the best Heisman odds at +140 going into Week 8 of the season, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

Currently, Young boasts a 69.6 completion percentage and has thrown for more than 2,000 yards already and 24 touchdowns — good for third-most among FBS quarterbacks. With Alabama’s plentiful offensive weapons, Young has no shortage of talented players around him, and he can absolutely sling it.

Particularly in the Crimson Tide’s 49-9 blowout of Mississippi State in Week 7, Young faced multiple third-and-longs, and he found ways to extend plays on the ground, running for first downs, seemingly with ease. Against the Bulldogs, he completed 20-of-28 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns — all to four different receivers.

And even after Alabama crushed Ole Miss, 42-21, a few weeks ago, it still looked like it’d be a good Heisman race between Young and Corral.

(AP Photo, USA TODAY Sports)

But that could be in jeopardy, depending on whether Corral is healthy enough to play this weekend against LSU and beyond.

“He’s not in very good shape,” Kiffin said Monday of Corral, via The Clarion-Ledger. “He hasn’t been for the last two days. You guys know how we are on injuries. Hopefully he will play but I don’t feel good about that right now.”

Corral briefly left Ole Miss’ 31-26 win over Tennessee with an injury last weekend, but he returned to the game and finished with some stellar stats. He completed 21-of-38 passes for 231 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. But he also put up 195 yards on the ground and was, by far, Ole Miss’ leading rusher.

Here’s a look at the latest Heisman Trophy odds for the 2021 season, per Tipico Sportsbook.

  • Bryce Young, Alabama QB +140
  • Matt Corral, Ole Miss QB +140
  • C.J. Stroud, Ohio State QB +750
  • Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State RB +1000
  • Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati QB +1300
  • Kenny Pickett, Pitt QB +1500
  • TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State RB +2000
  • Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama RB +2000
  • Caleb Williams, Oklahoma QB +3000
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